Ok, let's see them....I don't have one yet or I'd be first, but it's on my wish list and hope to soon.

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No on the road pics yet, but soon...

I am now a De Rosa fan club member...'04 Merak, 48cm sloping, '04 Campagnolo Chorus 10. I'll have to get some decent photos. I took these in my basement as soon as I was finished building it. Oh, happy day! :D

this is my derosa in bolombolo, colombia...great climbing bike..

I have owned quite a few De Rosa bikes. My favorites amongthose still in mycollection are my 35th anniversary and the 2000 Merak used by Roberto Conti.

Here is a photo of the Merak. I have a letter of authentification from Cristiano De Rosa stating that it is indeed the exact bike ridden by Conti for his top 20 placement in the 2000 Tour de France. Cristiano had new handlebar tape applied, as well as new pedals (although he insisted that Conti used Look and not Time as advertised on the forks). I installed a shorter Newton stem (but still have the original.) All the rest is original except for the tires which were originally Michelin.

Pure sweetness!! I still have the 1989 (or 90?) De Rosa catalog featuring that white 35th bike. I used to drool over that for extended periods of time.

brewster

I built a surfboard for a guy who had this bike in storage for approx. 15 years. It had been ridden a grand total of 75 miles. The components have recently been upgraded to a mixture of Record and Chorus. Open Pro Wheels w/ Record hubs. A sweet ride!

Here's mine, back to steel from Al and carbon and I love it!

is it a carbon fork on that molteni primato?

but why is your hair so perfect and no sweat? methinks you didn't ride said derosa to said locations. you look nowhere near knackered enough

but why is your hair so perfect and no sweat? methinks you didn't ride said derosa to said locations. you look nowhere near knackered enough

The day with a red jeresy I climbed Stelvio 2 times (from Bormio and Prato).
Other day with a club jeresey I did Mortirolo (Grosio) and Gavia (Ponte di Legno).
There was a plenty of sweat...beleve me...it's just that it can't be seen on those photos. My jeresy was all in salt. When climbing Mortirolo I even had my nose bleeding...smudged drops of blood mixed with a sweat can be seen on the jersey if you look closely.
Here are the photos thet show it better. Black parts of the jeresy on the first pic will give you the right impression of how much swet there was :)

1st pic: http://tinyurl.com/bv67m
2nd pic: http://tinyurl.com/cyrjz

you look more shot. I must compliment you on your hair. I wish mine looked that good after doing such climbs. the Stelvio and Gavia pix you look fresh as a daisy.

This is my new King Xlight that I got today...

My favorite King color :)

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Ok, let's see them....I don't have one yet or I'd be first, but it's on my wish list and hope to soon.

I posted this above, but what the hell. Unfortunately I sold it a few months back to a guy in LA. Hope he's taking good care of it.

No on the road pics yet, but soon...

Your stoked, I loved my corum.

Gotta love all that chrome, there is way too much black in today's rigs.

blue like the sea:

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DeRosa Duel 2005 #660. Just built before this picture was taken. Looks good, built well (needs a good LBS to chase all of the threads, fabricate a BB guide, find LONG brake mounting bolts). Total mileage: 0. This will be raced, looking forward to it.

Mine.
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Can you give us few words about how that Avant rides :)
It is an very interesting fframe...I might get one myself.

MD 80 ; n i c e B I C I !!! What size is frameset ; TT , HT , ST , Crank length ETC ?? Weight ?? Let us know how that honey rides / handles !!! Nice build . Check out review on AVANT at ; www.ciclismonline.it C i a o ; www.SpinOdyssey.com

Gotta love all that chrome, there is way too much black in today's rigs.


Now THAT is a beautiful bike.

Congrats.

MD 80 ; n i c e B I C I !!! What size is frameset ; TT , HT , ST , Crank length ETC ?? Weight ?? Let us know how that honey rides / handles !!! Nice build .

Thanks. Its stable and handles great. The fork does good job smoothing out smaller bumps. The frame itself seems to be as stiff as my S-Works e5. Its quite beefy around the bottom bracket. I cant seem to flex it(I'm 140 lbs). Climbs good and navigating through curvy down hill at 47 mph is no problem. Frame is 46cm and I am using 172.5mm crankset and it weighs in at 15.8 lbs with the pedals . Other measurements can be found on DeRosanews.com.

My De Rosa.

Columbus SLX, mostly Campy Super Record.

Beautiful!!!
I always liked steel De Rosa bikes in Molteni colors.

Toomany-

That is absolutly perfect. Wow.

-Keith

This is mine, it's great except just a tad small. I'm trying to decide if I should sell it or build it up as a fixie. For the shorter rides I do fixed, I could live with the slightly short top tube.
Ideally I love to swap it to someone for a slightly larger frame. Either a DeRosa or Pinarello in like a 60 or 61 would be ideal. This is a 57 or 58, it's supposed to be the first model and second frame ever produced with SLX tubing, I don't know the exact year or model. around 79 or 80 I think. I love to hear thoughts about it and any help with an exact ID would be great.

I'm having trouble getting the pic of the whole frame on, it had bushes in the background causing the file to be too big. I'll try to add a pic later.

The thin contoured cable braze-on and Columbus SLX tubset would indicate the bike was built after 1980. The braze-on's used on the 79-80 Professionals and Linea Aerodynamicas were barrel shaped with a central groove.My initial guess is that your DeRosa is a Professional SLX of 81or 82 vintage.
Lovely, btw.
Anxious to see some more pics, particularly any that detail the chainstays,rear dropouts, fork crown and bottom bracket shell.

My favourite De Rosa colour scheme

My 4th DeRosa, 2 steel bikes in the '80s, a Planet, and now the King.

Very nice, but I would change that TIME stem and white saddle :)

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1997 Giro D'Italia, with the Team Gerolsteiner colors. Since the photo, I've changed the "Fruit Stripe Gum" bar tape. Shimano 600. Sweet ride, although the gearing is getting a little rough on my aging knees. Bob

Hi Mattman,

I must have missed when you posted the additional pics of your bike.
Just curious- Are the chainstays oval or diamond shaped in cross section? I'm not sure exactly what year the cutoff was but the Diamante stays were a DeRosa trademark and would indicate an earlier frameset . I know that the Diamante stay was used at least until around 84 or 85 . A Gita/DeRosa product catalogue from 1987 shows the framesets being produced with the oval chainstays.

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This is my new 2006 DeRosa Avant and me. <P>
Her name is Mia Aniela. I put 1007 miles on her in the first nine days. <P>
Last Friday I did 218 miles. She rides like a dream.

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This is mine, it's great except just a tad small. I'm trying to decide if I should sell it or build it up as a fixie. For the shorter rides I do fixed, I could live with the slightly short top tube.
Ideally I love to swap it to someone for a slightly larger frame. Either a DeRosa or Pinarello in like a 60 or 61 would be ideal. This is a 57 or 58, it's supposed to be the first model and second frame ever produced with SLX tubing, I don't know the exact year or model. around 79 or 80 I think. I love to hear thoughts about it and any help with an exact ID would be great.

I'm having trouble getting the pic of the whole frame on, it had bushes in the background causing the file to be too big. I'll try to add a pic later.

My Yellow DeRosa Prefessional model is just about the same vintage (came with pat '81 derailleur) as yours. It had the same paint scheme before I had it completely redone with more chrome. It however came with an SL sticker, how do you tell yours is an SLX? Does it have a tubing sticker?

My yellow DeRosa is posted above.

Orbeamike

My Yellow DeRosa Prefessional model is just about the same vintage (came with pat '81 derailleur) as yours. It had the same paint scheme before I had it completely redone with more chrome. It however came with an SL sticker, how do you tell yours is an SLX? Does it have a tubing sticker?

My yellow DeRosa is posted above.

Orbeamike

Mine has a sticker which just says Columbus.

I sent the serial number to De Rosa and asked them to tell me the tubing and build date.

Got an answer the next day.

My De Rosa Dual.....

neo primato...

Here is a picture of my baby at LOTOJA; a fairly big 206 mile bike race through scenic Jackson Wyoming. The highlight of the event wasn't cycling however; I was lucky enough to meet Sasquatch at a local shop. He borrowed a cup of sugar from me. You can always count on a big foot to pay it forward. Enjoy and Godspeed! :thumbsup:

This girls racing days are over but she still has plenty of ride left in her.

Just got it and am starting to build it up....... will post again when done!
-Jeff

Another one for the list...

My 2003 Merak

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De Rosa Avant, full carbon record, campag eurus wheels, Time monolink carbon stem, 3T Biomorphe bars, SLR kit carbon saddle

purchased new and pretty much as I'd originally built it up- my baby of nearly 28 years

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Nice, I had one similar to yours except it was a 1975 in pearl orange and pantagragh hearts on the large chainring.

serial #21

The Avant has to be the best looking "affordable" bike around and is leading my top 3. (Bianchi and Moots being the other). Hearing how well it rides will only make the decision worse. The two biggest concerns wiht the Avant that I have are 1) sizing/geometry/fit and 2) no LBS which could resolve that issue. Amazingly, per Derosa's dealer search, there are no LBS in Florida with the closest being in Virginia, Mississippi, and Peurto Rico. It may be cheaper to fly to NY (or PR) than driving to VA or MS. Those FL dealers with DeRosa frames, appear to be the prior distributor's stock. That leaves me with online - CBike, R&A, and Wrenchscience - as the most viable options.

Now comes sizing. Typically, my best fit is on a 56/57 traditional frame (or M/L on compact Merlin/Lightspeed). Avant goes 55 then skips to 58. I think you can see the delima that keeps me from mailorder.

Does anyone know of any line of competing bikes that would be a good proxy for fitting to a DeRosa Avant? I have tried comparing geometry charts but some measures (like seatpost angle) are not measure in the same place. DeRosa does it at the seatpost/topbar (sloping-not virtual) while virtually everyone else uses lower seatpost virtual parallel to ground. Additionally, DeRosa leaves off other data such as headset angle and fork rake. It is frustrating!

Caterham, That is a sweet bike! When did you swap out the saddle?

Last night I rode an Italian bike for the first time. My De Rosa Merak had just been completed and I took her for her first ride. It was only up the street but it felt very comfortable and rode like nothing I'd ever ridden before. Which stands to reason as until now I'd been riding my Hillman 531C steel bike at 22lbs. So I swapped the Protons and the chain (easy with a Connex link) from the Hillman and took her out for a 1km shakedown ride. Wow.

Here she is:

Sweetness!!!! Where did you score the De Rosa chain protector? I might have to get one of those.

brewster

Thanks Brewster.

The chainstay protector, well, I mentioned it to you in the PM I sent you because although mine came with the frameset, it was moulded inside out! I don't know why De Rosa's quality control let it go that way. It was going to be impossible to fit so I flattened it under some heavy books and stuck it down although it kept coming unstuck at the edges on the inside of the stay. I've stuck those edges down temporarirly with electrical tape and also have sent De Rosa an email asking for a properly moulded replacement. As I bought it new at a firesale auction I'm not sure how they'll respond. That was two days ago and I'm not expecting a quick response.

A few frustrations in the build. The new Chorus front brake pad mounts (?) don't sit parallel to the rims. I expect I'll need to bend them in, I've never had that before. Could it be a faulty unit?

And I used a cable cutter I bought from Probikekit to cut the outer cables. Some have deformed and not cut cleanly even though I tried to shape them back to round. So the rear brake cable has some rub which is annoying and will probably wear prematurely. Do I need an expensive Park cable cutter for cleaner cuts or am I doing it wrong?

I hope some of this makes sense.

Final whinge. When I 'post reply' on this forum it starts loading all the pictures and replies on the page and takes awhile to load completely. Does any one know if this is normal? Sorry about all the questions but as you can see I don't have a lot of posts to my name.

Marz.

Campy brakes have an orbital adjustment feature between the brake arms and the brake pads, so even if things don't line up parallel to the rims from the start, you can fix that. Loosen the allen bolt on both brake pads, squeeze the caliper closed so the pads sit flush on the rim in the location you want them and then tighten the pads. This might be easier with two people, as it's hard to hold the caliper closed and steady while you tighen it down. The pads want to move around.

I just cut the cable housing with some heavy wire cutters. If you cut in between the metal spiral portion of the housing, it won't deform the shape of the opening. Then I take a metal file and take off the sharp point you're left with and trim up the plastic outercasing with some scissors. Just make sure you don't have part of the housing interfering with the path of the cable to cause friction...you'll have poor performance with your brakes.

Use the Quick Reply feature at the bottom of a thread. You can see the message you're replying to and it doesn't reload all the photos in the thread.

brewster

Thanks Brewster,

You're a one-man help desk and these forums are the best resource ever. Sometimes I wonder how the LBS can stay in business, what with online bike shops and self-wrenching. I can't imagine what it would be like trying to trouble-shoot without RBR or the internet

Marz.

Here's my Avant, I have only a couple hundred miles on it so far but it rides really great.It does absorb the small stuff quite nicely and the super beefy bb is quite stiff DH is super stable. I had a Colnago Extreme-C before and this bitk rides at least as good and is much more stable.
Apologies for the MTB pedals but one of my road pedals broke so it was these or don't ride. I still need to cut the steer tube (I wanted to make sure were I wanted it before cutting) and for some reason it has 170 cranks which I will change out pretty soon to 172.5.

Here's my De Rosa Vison from 2003. It got a mix of Chorus/Record, Ksyriums, Thomson post and stem, Michelin Pro Race, Deda Magic bar, Flite TT. Very nice bike: quick and responsive. And the finish is incredible! BTW: I'm cutting the steerer soon! /Patrik from Sweden

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My wife and I on our rented Avants in Italy.

Hey guys, this is my De Rosa Protos. It rides like a dream, had it custom-built to fit me. Cheers.

looks pretty serious,dude!

Thanks.

Just finished building my 62cm De Rosa Primato. I know some will sneer at DA on one of Ugo's masterpieces, but I had a spare gruppo and no budget for a new Record build. Maybe one day....

As for the ride, I bought this bike to complement my Merckx MX Leader and basically act as the light cruiser to the Merckx's battleship ride characteristics. It's amazing how much less the De Rosa weighs, but still gives a solid and smooth ride. I'm pretty psyched to have both bikes in my stable and will be putting in many miles on both.

Hi all from a sunny Northern Ireland!!!

Here are my two De Rosa's for you to see.

A Titanio Ti2 and a Corum.

Both equipped with Campagnolo Record, Mavic wheels, Selle Italia SLR saddles and Continental GP4000 tyres.

Hope you like?

Nitemare :thumbsup:

This is my Merak. Planning to change it with the new King3.
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Greetings from Frank, Denmark

Hi Venseben, Cool bike. What size is your Merak?

Hi Marz. I think its´ a size 53 in the slope version. In non slope i think its´ a 54.

Frank

Nice bike - cool colour.

Venseben

Thanks Venseben. Can't wait to see the King 3

bike004
It's been crashed a number of times so it's kinda a work in progress.

The black ones been crashed a few times and pices and parts have been replaced and changed. The red one is all original except for the after market replacement hoods. Those Simplex shifters on the red one really bring the ease to shifting!

DeRosa lovers. I got word from an e-mail that there will be a KILLER DEAL on a DeRosa King X-light frame, fork, seat post, and headset on www.steepandcheap.com (http://www.steepandcheap.com) at around 9:00 am through 12:00pm Mountain time USA. (12-20-07 only!)

This site is kind of weird the pricing is unbelievable! These are set to go up for 40% off retail! For a full carbon DeRosa! These should go fast, so if you are into these I would check the site out ASAP. It is one deal at a time until it sells out!

Cheers - Club Rider!

Nitemare, can I ask you the sizing of your Titanio Ti2; is it a 56 or 57cm? Can I ask you how tall you are, and your inseam if you know it?

Lastly does the Titanio Ti2 have stickers or sprayed on logos?

The reason I ask is that I have just bought a 55cm Ti2 and I'm not sure I've got the right size frame.

@ cacofonix (Asterix the Gaul fan no doubt??)

My Titanio is a 55cms too!

I'm 177cms tall (5'10") with an inside leg of 83cms (33").

The Titanio has stickers rather than sprayed logos (due to Titanium building process).

Hope this helps?

Nitemare :thumbsup:

Thanks for the prompt reply, please see mine attached; I'm 5ft 11, 85cm inseam.

Very nice cacofonix. You'll just love it, very responsive and great handling on descents too.

Have fun,

Nitemare :)

Nitemare, what length stem do you have on the Ti2?

Cacofonix,

Deda Zero 100 12.0cms stem with Deda Newton 46cms bars.

Ahh, so you're a bit of a knuckle scraper too... I'm changing to a 12cm Deda Newton, wanted to check it wouldn't look silly, and the Zero looks very fine in the polished metal.

Measurements:
• Middle skewer to Top of handlebars 59cms
• Centre of stem to Centre of stem 12cms
• Tip of saddle to Back of stem 41cms
• Tip of saddle to Centre of stem 55cms
• Tip of saddle to Back of Ergo Lever 68cms
• Crank centre to Top of saddle 74cms
• Crank centre to Centre of Top tube 55cms
• Crank centre to Top of frame 58cms


Cacofonix,
Above are all the measurements of my set-up (saddle is an Selle Italia SLR), which may be of use for you?

Nitemare :cool:

Sorry about the knuckle scraper comment; I have an SLR on order on the strength of the way your bike looks, should encourage me to spend less time in the saddle.

Sorry about the knuckle scraper comment

No probs at all, made me laugh!! :p

Are you going for the SLR Carbon shell model, like mine? If so it DOES take some getting use to :blush2: that's why I choose the SLR Kit Carbon for the Corum!!

http://www.selleitalia.com/eng/index.html

Nitemare

PS Where in the world are you? I'm in Northern Ireland (Belfast) with 4 inches of snow today!!!:eek:

I've chosen the 135g one, which I think is the carbon kit one, ouch. I'm in London with no snow, though forecast, but hoping it stays clear so I can take this bike out onto the North Downs for it's first ride tomorrow morning.

Good choice of saddle very comfortable!

Have fun tomorrow, there's no way I'll be venturing out onto roads, probably go Mt bike it!!

Nitemare :)

Caco - also from london, well as well as a few others I happen to call home due to complicated life. Anyway on to my question - Where is south Downs, I am looking for decent pasturing grounds for my bike - i mainly do the loop at regents park as its only a couple of minutes away from my flat, Richmond park is another patch I visit on some weekends and when really energetic I go to visit friends in Esher or Inlaws in Oxford.

BTW great looking bike - detailed review always welcomed just make sure you let us know what your previous bike was (or the others you test rode) for reference - great wheelset I have the same, bombproof and brilliant music when coasting (probably annoying as hell for the rider in front of you!).

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I've updated my De rosa since I built it last April. After riding it constantly the last six months I've changed the saddle, tyres and seatpost as I've got used to riding it and stretching more.

New red San Marco Aspide bought from Richard Sachs after looking for a white Regal for the steel bike. The previous saddle was a Serfas Stinger bought on Ebay and suffered from uneven rails. I had a pain in the shoulder that iI had manipulation for until I discovered that the right rail was higher than the left. Threw it away.

Vittoria Open Evo Corsas replaced the Rubino Pros, wow the only way to go, heaven.

Set back Thomson replacing non setback.

Also Deda stem cap to finish the whole thing off.

Hi Marz,
Very smart that one!! First Merak I've seen in yellow, looks better in the flesh so to speak.

Finding that Deda cap was hard for me to finish my two De Rosa's off, though well worth the effort for perfection.

Have fun,

Nitemare:thumbsup:

Thanks Nitemare. I found the Deda cap at Totalcycling in Northern Ireland. What you can't find on Probikekit is usually available at Totalcycling.

Its mad I know but Total Cycling is only 10 miles from my house here in Belfast!!!

They used to be a small (really really small) place in town called Ballyclare and now they're one of the UK's largest internet bike part suppliers!!!

Glad you to see local suppliers getting a turn.

Nitemare:thumbsup:

Right under your nose, eh?. I've spent over a thousand dollars at TC buying groupsets and the last of the Campagnolo Proton wheels that are on my bike, but their shipping to Australia is much more expensive than PBK.

I'd love ride a Corum but I've never even seen one here in Melbourne. OTOH I don't think any one here has a 2004 Merak HF, let alone a yellow one.

Well Marz if you ever happen to appear over her in "Norn" Northern Ireland, then your more than welcome to try mine!!!

Have fun,

Nitemare:)

Thanks, by your measurements I'd only need to drop the seatpost down 1cm.

Same to you if you're ever in Melbourne.

The Planet has been my trusty steed for many years of Triathlon..always cranking beneath 215LBS of Polynesian thighs, but is now getting tired. All DA, and yes I have received years of remarks for having DA on Italian craftsmanship, but who's bike is it anyway? This has helped me set PRs in triathlon by allowing me overcome my running by attaining sub 1 hour 40Ks. HED3, Spin Spox (training only) with some ZIPP 404s reserved for race day and combo'd with HED3 depending on distance, terrain and wind.
The Avant is the replacement for the Planet...as my bones can't take the jarring of Aluminum on a country road any more, and a fractured hip from car vs bike, just doesn't get the same range of motion. DA all around and swap my Planet wheels through. Deda Synapsi Bars allow you to garner some aero positions and a plethora of hand positions. Fizik, FSA Cranks and the sturdy DA TT rings. This bike is the most comfortable I've had since steel and the first CF I have trounced and doesn't feel like a cooked gluten free noodle.
As we all know, when you have the nice Italian rides, people always have a question.
Cheers.

I don't know what has happened with my pictures on 1st page (guess server lost it) so I'll have to repost some of my favorite pics with my bike :)

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Clearly those are some stout climbs and you're a Campy man!! A DeRosa at home.
Cheers

Great, Smokva. I really missed those photos and I love your Team, beautiful in its simplicity and obviously a great ride for an all-aluminium bike. You should post a ride report because all-aluminium bikes get such bad reviews.

Welcome back.

Hey Mario. I like what you've done with your Merak. :thumbsup: I said I was going to post some shots of mine with a red flavor and realized I never did. Here it is. However, after seeing yours, I like the red tape and yellow tire look. It's currently sitting as a bare frame at the moment, but it's due for a rebuild soon.

brewster

Thanks Brewster. On first sighting I thought it was my bike. Great to hear that you'll give it a new lease of life soon.

We must have the only yellow Meraks around. I remember a poll of sorts judging Merak anthracite colour most popular but I love the yellow. And the bike is a dream to ride on Vittoria's Open Evo Corsa tyres. It rides like my steel bike.

Whatcha all think...Im torn on the bar tape color. I had red tape and it looked great but think the blue is a better match. All record 'cept the bottle cages, Chorus, and the brakes are ZeroG.


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That works, plays off the blue in the frame or you could even have that classic colour, white.

Nice set-up, and the Zeros, they look great....I'm going to go that route too. Local guy had his DA brakes anodized blue and they just "pop". What size is the frame?
Cheers.

Not mine, my wife's. Yeah, it sucks to be her:

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PS--The saddle is going as soon as the Regal comes in.

Why does it suck to be her?

because everyone knows that Cobalto's suck

Why does it suck to be her?

knew Zmud, then you would know why....:eek: :eek:


You shudda let me take those ugly brakes to the recycle center Zmud, they just don't fit that bike at all. And what are you doing with such an old bike anyway? Doesn't Mrs Zmud at least deserve a nice shiny carbon fiber steed??

b21

That's it, no more biscotti for you!

Wait, maybe I should arrange a double batch to be delivered...

Prepare to hurt bad, old man!

Heres my dual, was'nt keen on the colour at first but its grown on me for defo, she rides like a dream and climbs like a mountain goat, it has chorus groupo, speedcific hubs with niobium rims, deda newton bars and stem, arione saddle and conti grand prix 400s tryes.

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Heres my dual, was'nt keen on the colour at first but its grown on me for defo, she rides like a dream and climbs like a mountain goat...

She should ride better than a Dream....Colnago Dream :rolleyes: :D

I've been perusing the De Rosa bike p*rn and decided to add a few photo's of my King 3.

This is the last bike that my lifestyle co-ordinator (read wife) will let me buy for a while, so I made it worthwhile. It's decked out with Campag Record, Campag Shamal Ultra wheels, SLR Ti saddle, Deda Zero 100 Corsa stem (Ti version) and Deda Newton handlebars.

Weight is 6.7kg with pedals. For metric challenged ppl, that's 14.77lbs.

Enjoy!

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Kaliber...give us a word or two about how it rides.

How does she ride? Well. Firstly, I am 68kg (150lb), so not a big gear masher by any stretch of the imagination.

As you would expect from a bike weighing 6.7kg it accelerates like a Ferrari. Response is immediate and climbing is a real joy, however, steering is not twitchy. The bottom bracket is very stiff and there is plenty of carbon around it.

The ride is fantastic, up there with my Colnago Master Piu in terms of comfort (yes, a classic steel frame). It's very smooth, and surprisingly, the integrated seatpost doesn't seem to exacerbate road vibration. I've found the feeling of the geometry to be rather relaxed, which is surprising considering that the seat angle is 74 degrees.

There is 3cm of adjustment for the seatpost, which is handy for resale....if you ever decide to sell...which I doubt.

If you'd like to know anything else, or see photos of any specific part of the bike, just let me know.

Sweet Ride!!!!

1. Do you have a photo looking down over the top tube? I am interested in seeing the graphics. Red carbon/stripe??
2. How hard was it for you to decide the color? If so, what was your second choice??

I am on the verge of ordering one. I can't decide color. I like silver and matt black. I also am contemplating getting an Idol instead. What are the pluses and minuses between each frame. What frame is more comfortable?? Which is the better climber??

See attached photo for a top tube view.

Q: How hard was it for you to decide the color? If so, what was your second choice??

A: My top choices were also matt black and silver. I went with the silver because I loved the colour combination, and if you're vain, the frames paintwork provide a plethora of colour choice in terms of handlebar tape, saddle and tyre, etc choice. IMHO the matt black constrains you to rather limited choices.

I initially looked at the Idol, but I've liked the King frames since the day they were released. The Idol lost out to the King for the following reasons:
1. Weight - it's about 200g heavier than the King.

2. Looks. I think the Idols curved tubing (top tube and rear stays) will date rather quickly. I like it now, but I think in a few years it will show it's age. Whereas the King looks beautiful. It's a classic design with a few modern twists (integrated seatpost, curvy forks etc).

3. Materials. The King has a much higher grade of carbon.

In terms of ride quality... I can't comment. There isn't a De Rosa distributor in Australia, so I had to order blind off the net.

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this is how my derosa is gonna look like. I think i will have em in about one week.

Can you see the carbon weave in the black lines on the top tube or are they painted?

The black lines are painted, but the King 3 and De Rosa logos are stencils only, so the Carbon weave is visible.

Here's my Avant, I have only a couple hundred miles on it so far but it rides really great.It does absorb the small stuff quite nicely and the super beefy bb is quite stiff DH is super stable. I had a Colnago Extreme-C before and this bitk rides at least as good and is much more stable.
Apologies for the MTB pedals but one of my road pedals broke so it was these or don't ride. I still need to cut the steer tube (I wanted to make sure were I wanted it before cutting) and for some reason it has 170 cranks which I will change out pretty soon to 172.5.


From a man in the know! So you've had a Colnago C50 Extreme C costing about £1000 more (for the frame only) and your baby Avant rides just as well and is more stable! I'll have some of that and save meself a grand.....what else does it do better or comparable?:thumbsup:

"I came to the gates of Heaven and........... it was closed!"

My fault for finally getting there late on a Saturday afternoon. I'm going back later this year and promise to bring back some porn/eye candy - as was originally intended during this trip last April.

2002 Merak

SO....there's a story here.
First off, are you better off than the bike? Was it the result of a scorned woman with a sledge hammer or a losing battle with a car? Please tell.

I don't see any torn bar tape or other scuffs, so hopefully this was a car-meets-immovable-object-without-rider accident.

Do I see a claim tag dangling near the headtube? Was this an in-shop accident? I'd hate to be that shop if that's the case!

Seriously, some good insights from the Pic. It is interesting that there is minimal trauma to the peripheral, and I wonder if it was backed over.
I'm sure the story will come out. What a shame..and the last year the Merak was all aluminio.

Here it is. My new Idol. Rides like a dream.

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The rest of the pictures are here
http://picasaweb.google.dk/venseben/DeRosaIdol

Greetings from Denmark

Venseben

Wow--- love your bike. What size is the frame?

Thanks - its a size 54.

Frank

derosa team 2008

Nice bike mici! What size, and how does it ride and handle.

Here it is. My new Idol. Rides like a dream.

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The rest of the pictures are here
http://picasaweb.google.dk/venseben/DeRosaIdol

Greetings from Denmark

Venseben
Hey Venseben,

When you posted pictures of your De Rosa Merak, you stated that you were going to replace it with a King 3. You obviously chose the the Idol instead. What were your reasons, if you don't mind me asking. Just curious, cause I struggled over the King3/Idol, and eventually ordered a King 3 (still waiting). Love your bike.

Im from Costa Rica, this my baby, a Team with Campy Carbon Chorus, and Mavic Cosmos, Seat Post Dura Ace. is great bike... congrats for De Rosa Owners...

Here is my De Rosa Replica '73.

damn my mouth just watered on all these pics thanks for sharing... between these and the rock racing derosas... makes me want one even more..


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My latest De Rosa.

An Original Primato.

Columbus EL/OS tubing.

Here is my De Rosa Replica '73.

Toomany has one of these Molteni beauties too. Sweet!!

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that now that you have the garage door working again, you would put it to use!! THose pix do not BEGIN to do that bike justice.....just closed the deal on its pearl white twin...

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Well it hasn't arrived yet, but its a done deal, so I feel like I can post it, I am very excited. 56cm Pearl Neo Primato. Currently set up as a fixie but will be a 9 speed with chorus shiny bits. After riding Toomany's I cannot wait. It's a De Rosa repaint, and its almost perfect. THanks Zmudshark for finding it for me, we will find you one soon, hopefully in blue. Pix also hosted by Zmud (he does it all!!)

http://picasaweb.google.com/ypsibikes/Derosa

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Barry - WOW!

Barry - WOW!

My feeling exactly Nick, and my first ELOS frame--I already know how it rides becasue I rode Toomany's last week. It's is comfortable and responsive and lighter than the horde of Merckxes I have accumulated, hence the sale of the Telekom and maybe one other frame. I am not Toomanybikes, but I have too many bikes!!

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Barry, I would think the Merckx Pista will be for sale soon, now that you have a Primato fixie :D

Barry, I would think the Merckx Pista will be for sale soon, now that you have a Primato fixie :D

I don't think I am ready to climb out of Bartlett Lake or do Father Kino on a fixie, Zmud. The Merckx fixie stays in MA, this baby goes to the desert.....

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-snip- Thanks Zmudshark for finding it for me, we will find you one soon, hopefully in blue. Pix also hosted by Zmud (he does it all!!)


Technically, I tipped Zmud off to it after seeing in on the FGG. I know he is looking for one and it looked to be around his size (but, too big in the end). Good to see it will be going to a good home. I love fixed gears and have many, but that bike needs GEARS and preferably of the Italian variety.

Barry, I would love to see some pics of your Merckx Pista if you have any and wouldn't mind sharing?

Technically, I tipped Zmud off to it after seeing in on the FGG. I know he is looking for one and it looked to be around his size (but, too big in the end). Good to see it will be going to a good home. I love fixed gears and have many, but that bike needs GEARS and preferably of the Italian variety.

Barry, I would love to see some pics of your Merckx Pista if you have any and wouldn't mind sharing?

Well then thanks to you too, it is a great find, I guess that I am fortunate that Zmud rides a smaller bike. Here is a link to the unfinished Pista. It's differnt but it rides like a dream. Still have to finish it up....

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=1646920#post1646920


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